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Asked: 2026-05-25T15:42:50+00:00

Why does this expression return false? (Time.now – 10.hours).utc == Time.now.utc – 10.hours Why

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Why does this expression return false?

(Time.now - 10.hours).utc == Time.now.utc - 10.hours

Why accounts for the difference in the results? And which way is correct?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Because they’re not the same. Rubys Time.now tracks time to a fraction of a second, the output of #to_s just doesn’t show that. 

    >> Time.now == Time.now
=> false
>> Time.now.to_i == Time.now.to_i  
=> true
>> Time.now.to_f == Time.now.to_f
=> false

    Check out the documentation for the Time class here.

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